NASA says SpaceX will launch its Dragonfly mission to Saturn
NASA announced that it has selected SpaceX to provide launch services for its ambitious Dragonfly mission that will place a rotorcraft lander at Saturn's moon of Titan as part of its New Frontiers Program.
NASA's nuclear-powered Dragonfly helicopter will ride a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket toward Saturn moon Titan
The Dragonfly rotorcraft will ride a Falcon Heavy into space in July 2028, kicking off a six-year journey to Titan.
NASA's Search for Life: SpaceX to Launch Dragonfly Mission to Saturn's Moon
The space agency announced a $256.6 million contract with SpaceX to support the launch of the Dragonfly mission – a rotorcraft lander mission under NASA's New Frontiers Program, which funds a series of medium-class spacecraft expeditions to explore the solar system. Dragonfly is the fourth mission in this program, and will cost about $3.35 billion.
SpaceX to rocket NASA’s nuclear helicopter to Saturn’s largest moon in 2028
The powerful Falcon Heavy rocket will launch the Dragonfly spacecraft on a multi-year journey to Saturn’s largest moon Titan.
NASA selects SpaceX to send a $3.35 billion nuclear-powered helicopter to Saturn
NASA has selected SpaceX and its Falcon Heavy rocket for an upcoming high-profile science mission that is estimated to cost $3.35 billion.
SpaceX Falcon Heavy To Launch NASA's Dragonfly Mission To Saturn's Largest Moon In 2028
The mission is expected to fly in the period from July 5 to July 25, 2028, on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from Florida to explore the moon called Titan. “Dragonfly centers on novel approach to planetary exploration, employing a rotorcraft-lander to travel between and sample diverse sites on Saturn's largest moon,” NASA said in a statement.
NASA awards launch services contract for Dragonfly mission to SpaceX
NASA announced Monday that it has selected SpaceX to launch its Dragonfly mission to Saturn's largest moon Titan sometime in July 2028.
Dragonfly will use a nuclear-powered rotorcraft to explore Titan's potential to host life
NASA awarded SpaceX a firm-fixed-price contract valued at approximately $256.6 million for the Dragonfly mission, which includes launch services and other mission-related costs, a
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